During  September I had two near death encounters with Squirrels. Yes. Squirrels.  As you know, I’ve been participating in the BTA Bike Challenge, so for the whole month, I’ve been riding my bike to & from work, with a little help from Public Transportation (aka the city bus), on the way to work.

Last friday, I was greeted on the bus with a very chipper 26 student school group, thankfully I didn’t actually have to carry my bike onto the bus (there was still a spot on the rack out front!). They were the most entertainment I’ve ever had on a bus ride. Each stop, turn, jolt, they Oooohed and ahhhed, and tried to stay standing (there was no sitting room left!). Each exciting attraction we passed they, Ooohed and ahhhed… Is that a wolf? A wolf? A wolf?…. It was quite a fun ride, and yet I was so thankful to be off the bus, and riding my bike the rest of the way to work!

So. How did I do this month? Well, 11 commutes, with a 68.8% commute rate! Not to bad, considering I had a week of vacation, and a holiday during the month. I rode approximately 77 miles, and saved 68 lbs of carbon dioxide! I also saved a pretty penny on gas, and my bus ride is free (thanks to work!).

Back to the squirrels, well, they frequent the bike path that  I take for a couple of miles on my homeward commute, and they are very suicidal, running in front of me on the bike, jetting across the path, luckily I haven’t killed one yet!

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